Challenge
The DSO faced several key challenges:
- Limited integration between SCADA systems and business processes.
- Inefficiencies in communication across utility departments.
- A need for centralized data storage to reduce redundancy and ensure consistency.
- Managing complex technical processes like power flow and topology calculations within business workflows.
Solution
The ISS platform was designed and continually developed to address these challenges. The implementation focused on enhancing interoperability using IEC 61968 and IEC 61970 standards, creating a comprehensive and streamlined solution.
Key features of the solution:
- Centralized data repository: ISS gathers most of the DSO’s data into a unified database organized as a repository of objects, documents, and their interactions.
- Interoperability across systems: By leveraging a single enterprise communication bus, ISS reduces strain on communication procedures between utility departments, creating an efficient and productive operational environment.
- Symmetric class hierarchy: ISS organizes data into three main packages: catalogs, resources, and placements, enabling streamlined data mapping, transformation, and message processing.
- Business and technical integration: Integration of power flow and topology calculations with outage management ensures that technical and business functions are tightly coupled for seamless operation.
- Real-time operational context: Together with SCADA, ISS operates in real-time contexts, ensuring full control over all business processes, from asset management to network operation and maintenance.
Implementation timeline
ISS was deployed incrementally, starting as a SCADA database subsystem and evolving into a comprehensive solution that integrates all utility information into one platform.
Results
- Enhanced communication: The interoperability of ISS modules decreased the strain on communication between departments, enabling smoother collaboration.
- Centralized data management: With all utility information stored in one place, ISS eliminated redundancy and improved data accessibility for business and operational teams.
- Improved operational efficiency: The single communication bus architecture allowed seamless integration and data sharing, increasing productivity.
- Comprehensive business support: ISS successfully supported all business functions, from asset management and technical operations to network maintenance and outage management.
- Future-ready architecture: By adopting IEC standards and advanced data models, ISS ensures adaptability to evolving business and technical requirements.
Conclusion
ISS has revolutionized the DSO by bridging the gap between SCADA systems and business processes. Its robust architecture and interoperability have set new benchmarks for efficiency and innovation in utility management.
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